What does Santa do when he's not preparing his sleigh to deliver gifts around the world? My best guess is dressing up as Chance the Rapper, for the rest of the year. Come to think of it, have you ever seen Chance and Santa in the same room? — Mall Santa doesn't count! — Exactly!

Chance the Rapper, I mean Santa Claus, no wait, Santa Chance has been a busy man this year. When he's not occupied pushing music, he's serving as the activist/philanthropist we pray for, yet don't deserve. Don't know what I'm talking about? Over the summer, he feuded with the city for Chicago for equal learning opportunities for all the children, including for Chicago's underfunded and oft-forgotten South Side. Just two weeks ago, Santa Chance gave back to Chicago Public Schools, donating money to support computer science programs.

With Christmas right around the corner, best believe Santa Chance saved his best for last! A year removed from collaborating with R&B singer Jeremih on the inaugural mixtape Merry Christmas Lil' Mama, Santa Chance and Jeremih are back with the sequel, Merry Christmas Lil' Mama: Re-Wrapped. The first mixtape is filled with R&B vibes, Chicago juke influence, and remix of hip-hop and Christmas classics; expect part two to be similar. Santa Chance has been promoting the mixtape all holiday season, and he dropped it today:

And while you're at it, take a listen to the first Merry Christmas Lil' Mama, if you haven't already! It's full of hits that make you reconsider your best Christmas season playlist.

To be honest, I never looked forward to Christmas; moreover, Christmas songs were far too annoying. Now, don't get me started on holiday parties … Anyways, Santa Chance, I appreciate you and thank you for putting this out there. I wasn't expecting much this Christmas, but you've reignited my Christmas spirit with this mixtape. If you're a fellow Grinch, Scrooge, or Christmas lover, this is the mixtape for you.

When Santa Chance makes his rounds this Christmas, he could be leaving Merry Christmas Lil' Mama: Re-Wrapped under a Christmas tree near you, so be sure to leave Santa some milk and cookies!

Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis is a Twin Cities native by way of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Outside of reporting Hip-Hop for The Current, he's the Host of Maintainin' & Co-host of the NBA podcast, The Come Up. Got a suggestion or wanna leave a comment? Follow him on Twitter, @JeffEmbiid.

Resources

Chance the Rapper - official site

Jeremih - official site

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